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Practitioner enquiry tip of the week: coping with change. We all have a hell of an autumn ahead of us; I think we can guarantee plenty more ups and downs, with problem solving and quick thinking needed to ensure a smooth education experience for our young people /1
Some might think at times like this, practitioner enquiry is the last thing to add to a teachers' to do list. But I think it's more important than ever, as if used right, it'll help to manage change and allow teachers to exert a little more control in an out of control world. /2
Practitioner enquiry is useful because:
1. It facilitates questioning, active stance to change, boundary pushing to get best outcomes for CYP
2. When change is fast paced, a critical engagement with recommendations is essential plus a desire to explore what worked or not /3
1. It facilitates questioning, active stance to change, boundary pushing to get best outcomes for CYP
2. When change is fast paced, a critical engagement with recommendations is essential plus a desire to explore what worked or not /3
I'm not talking posters or multi-school sharing events - all the extras of practitioner enquiry. But I am talking the core practice of team of teachers working together to question practice and policy, to support each other and evaluate practice in a way that breeds resilience /4
We need to remember, teachers are natural problem solvers, usually on spur of moment watched by 30 young people. Many make it look relatively effortlessly, but in times of stress, communicating that problem solving process and potential solutions is helpful for whole community /5
I believe practitioner enquiry & process/thinking it represents (systematic enquiry made public: Stenhouse) helps staff communities to be resilient to changes yet to come. Indeed it encourages them to become the leaders, innovators and actors rather than just riding out storm /6
